The main stage presents Without a Dowry, a tragedy of a tender heart based on Alexander Ostrovsky’s play, which has a rich staging history.

Without a Dowry is one of the most famous dramas of the Russian theatre. Staging of a play of such a level is risky for any director, as you need to find a golden mean between the creativeness and respectful following of the original text, between inventing something new and maintaining the essence and meaning.

The traditions of the Theater on Vasilyevsky, known for its numerous surprising versions of the classics, helped the director Denis Khusniyarov in working with the iconic text of Without a Dowry. His version of the play is unusual as he moved away from the ordinary social aspect and concentrated on universal timeless categories, on philosophical and essential questions of human relationships.

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